Pot dealer leads cops home to stash

Updated 9:03 pm, Wednesday, July 17, 2013

STAMFORD -- A city man apparently under the influence of drugs and facing a ticket for marijuana possession led police back to his Lipton Place apartment and gave them consent to search it, where they found about $4,000 worth of marijuana, police said.

Officers stopped Gonzalez, who began shaking and smelled of marijuana while being interviewed. He admitted to just having smoked marijuana and told police he had a small amount of pot with him. When he was patted down, police found 4.5 grams of the drug, Broems said.

Possession of a half-ounce or less of marijuana is a civil violation in Connecticut, punishable by a fine of up to $150.

Gonzalez said he did not have any identification with him and invited police to bring him back to his apartment, where he promised to produce it.

Once there, Gonzalez allowed officers to search his apartment, where police said they found 5.8 ounces of marijuana, a scale and packaging materials.